GCVT - ***OBSOLETE*** convert float to string.

Usage:

char *gcvt();
str = gcvt(value,length,buf);

Where:

double value;

is the floating point value to be converted.

int length;

is the number of significant digits in the string result.

char *buf;

points to a buffer where "gcvt" will write a representation of "value". This will be an ASCII string ending in the usual '\0'. The "printf" "%f" format will be used if possible; otherwise, "gcvt" will use "%e" format (scientific notation).

char *str;

also points to "buf".

Description:

The "gcvt" function is equivalent to

sprintf(buf,"%.*g",length,value);

It should be considered obsolete.

See Also:

expl c lib ecvt

expl c lib fcvt

expl c lib sprintf

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